Jiang Qing

In the early morning of the next day, Bai Jianye just got up and was washed by the servant girl, ready to go to court.

Uncle Meng came in and gave the maids a wink, they all retreated knowingly, leaving only their master and servant in the room.

Going forward to straighten Bai Jianye's clothes, Uncle Meng said softly: "Master forced you too hard, and the servants came to report, saying that you didn't sleep all night yesterday."

"I know, this is too cruel for him, but if I don't force him, there will be someone who will be more ruthless than me in the future. Since he is involved, I can only be more ruthless. How ruthless I am now One point, he will be safe in court." Bai Jianye straightened his official hat in front of the mirror, and sighed inaudibly.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside.

"Father." Bai Bingchen's voice was very calm.

Bai Jianye didn't expect him to come so early, he was shocked for a moment and said, "Come in."

Bai Bingchen obviously freshened up on purpose, not like the slumped look of the past few days, and there is a look in his eyes, but his originally clear eyes seemed to be covered by something, revealing a bit of depth that doesn't match his age.

"My child has already made up his mind." Instead of escaping last night, Bai Bingchen looked him straight in the eyes and said, "I am willing to interrogate Mei Shao."

"Since my father made it clear last night, I also have a request. Since my father raised me as the heir of the Bai family, please give me full power over the secret guards of the Bai family and the entire Bai family." Bai Bingchen He continued with a blank expression: "Just treat it as a deal. I promise my father that for the rest of my life, I will take the removal of the Fudi Pavilion as my duty, and I will never die. I just hope that my father will not make any decisions for me, and don't ask me to make any more decisions." anything. Father could do it?"

It was just a short night, and the person who could only beg by his sleeves seemed to have grown up overnight. He saw the pros and cons clearly, and the way he proposed a deal was exactly the same as what Bai Jianye taught him in the ancestral hall.But such a big change did not happen to him. After sitting in front of the hall for a night, he quietly transformed into what he is today.

Bai Jianye couldn't tell what was going on in his heart. He reached out to pat Bai Bingchen on the shoulder, but was avoided.

"Okay. This matter is over, you are the head of the Bai family, and I will not ask anything again."

A bit of bitterness overflowed from the corner of Bai Jianye's mouth, but Bai Bingchen didn't seem to see anything, his tone was alienated and indifferent: "There is nothing else, the child will leave, and the father will not delay the morning."

This short conversation did not last long, but the confrontation between the father and son was faintly revealed in it.

"Master, this..." Uncle Meng asked for his opinion.

"Just do what he said, let Jiang Yan go to see him, and the secret guards of the White Mansion don't have to listen to me anymore."

In less than half an hour, Jiang Yan came to Bai Bingchen's study.

Jiang Yan knew that as a secret guard, the most important thing was to obey orders, speak less and do more.The adjustable order came so suddenly that he couldn't help but pause outside the door, looking at his new master.

Bai Bingchen was comparing something with a table full of papers, his expression was serious, his eyes revealed perseverance, like a hedgehog, so sharp that people dare not get close to him.

Realizing that there was someone outside the door, Bai Bingchen glanced over, his eyes suddenly showing a chill.

"You are the leader of the secret guard of the White Mansion?" Bai Bingchen didn't give him a chance to reply, and continued: "I won't say more about the rules. Since you are my man, don't run to your father anymore."

Before entering the study door, Jiang Yan felt the beating in his words.

"Send this letter to the shopkeeper Kong of Jishengtang." Bai Bingchen picked up the letter on the side and handed it out.

Seeing that Bai Bingchen didn't even raise his head, and looked indifferent, Jiang Yan knew that this was Bai Bingchen's test of himself, and he didn't believe in himself.

After receiving the letter, Jiang Yan quickly disappeared.

Bai Bingchen held his forehead, looked at the messy pile of papers, and couldn't find the key to it for a while.

Just as he was thinking about it, a young servant came to report that an edict from the palace had come.

For no reason, Bai Bingchen's hand holding the pen shook, and an ink mark was stabbed on the paper, which seemed to imply that there was a turbulent undercurrent under his calm appearance.

He closed his eyes, strengthened his heart slightly, and walked out.

Seeing him coming out, Eunuch Zhang greeted him with joy on his face, and congratulated him: "Your Majesty knows the achievements of the young master, and specially appointed the young master as the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, presiding over Mei Shao."

"Master Bai invites you now." After reading out the imperial edict, Eunuch Zhang invited him out of the mansion.

Bai Bingchen did not expect that he would be appointed so soon, and there was a hint of surprise in his words: "Are you going to the trial now?"

Eunuch Zhang followed him out of the mansion, and said: "Seeing that the son of the rebel has been arrested for ten days, the adults in the Ministry of Punishment have tried all kinds of methods, but he just refuses to speak. Your Majesty just remembered you I had a classmate friendship with him, and I want you to untie it."

Bai Bingchen lowered his eyes so that people couldn't see the emotion in his eyes clearly. With the cover of his wide-sleeved robe, he secretly stuffed a stack of banknotes into Eunuch Zhang's sleeve, and said, "I have never been a serious official in the court. , I also hope that my father-in-law will enlighten me on what your majesty means."

Squeezing the thickness of the bank note, Eunuch Zhang said with a smile in his eyes: "Your Majesty, I hope that your lord can judge something earlier, and let him and the rebels join in the autumn execution. Being a companion of the family is also a meritorious deed." pieces."

Weighing Eunuch Zhang's words, Bai Bingchen suppressed the anger in his heart. It seemed that, as Bai Jianye said, His Majesty had no intention of saving Mei Shao's life at all.

It is the end of summer now, and there is still some time before the Autumn Judgment. During this period, it would be great if he could find a way to dispel His Majesty's idea of ​​killing Mei Shao.

Bai Bingchen was thinking anxiously. He didn't realize that he had arrived at the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice until the cold atmosphere in the prison came over his face.

It seems that His Majesty's edict was issued very timely. Rao Bai Bingchen came to the Ministry of Punishment just after receiving the imperial edict, and the little officials inside did not look surprised at all, as if they knew that he was coming, they graciously opened the prison door for him.

There was a man curled up in the corner of the cell, his entire body nestled in the corner, his messy hair covering most of his face.

Bai Bingchen could only see the deep and shallow bloodstains all over the prison clothes on his body, which made his throat tighten slightly.

With just one glance, Bai Bingchen could see how much he had suffered in the imperial prison, and his heart ached.He held his breath, and took a step towards Mei Shao's shrinking corner.But Mei Shao shrank towards the corner of the wall in a daze, like a rabbit startled by the movement.

This subconscious action made Bai Bingchen's breathing stagnate even more. He resisted the soreness of his nose, and wanted to step forward to take a closer look, but was interrupted by a voice.

"Master Bai came to interrogate the prisoner, why didn't you inform me? I can tell people to make some preparations." Qi Jun, Minister of Criminal Affairs, hurried over.

Seeing him panting from running, Bai Bingchen suppressed the emotion in his eyes and sneered in his heart.

Sure enough, His Majesty would not allow himself to interrogate Mei Shao alone, and with the Minister of the Ministry of Punishments watching, if he wanted to pass on some news, he couldn't.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Qi Jun said to the little officials on both sides: "What are you doing in a daze, drag him to the torture room to wake him up, and I will go to the trial with Lord Bai later."

Watching Mei Shao being dragged out of the cell by two small officials, Bai Bingchen tried to make his voice sound calmer, and asked, "If the trial goes on like this, if someone makes a mistake, how can he explain it to His Majesty?"

Qi Jun just smiled, squinted at Bai Bingchen and said, "I see that Mr. Bai is someone who has never been in prison. For such a tough guy, he must be tortured like an eagle. He will be pulled out for interrogation every other hour. After suffering him like this, he can tell some truths. I don’t know if it’s because of Jiangmen’s family, but this guy’s bones are as hard as his father’s, and he has endured it for ten days. Many of my subordinates were beaten down. He refuses to talk. But I think it’s about the same, and it’s time to recruit in the past two days.”

Even though he was fully prepared psychologically, when Bai Bingchen sat in the torture room and looked at the torture tools with a cold light, he found that as long as he thought about how these things were used on Mei Shao, he couldn't bear it anymore. Let alone looking up to see the tied man.

Bai Bingchen pretended to be calm and asked him if he knew of Cangshan's conspiracy, and asked him about the power of the Mei family in the army.

But Mei Shao was already a little delirious, sometimes he could hear his words, gritted his teeth and replied a few harsh words, sometimes he couldn't hear clearly at all, even letting the little official pour cold water on his face, he didn't have any problems. No reaction.

Bai Bingchen repeatedly told himself that he should face this person with indifference, but when he heard his groan in pain when his consciousness was blurred, he saw the dried blood on his body turn red with the cold water, and looked at a person who was originally alive, The person who likes to laugh at himself, and often pesters him, has turned into a dying look, and can't help frowning.

Mei Shao is so fragile now, so weak that Bai Bingchen is afraid that if he asks one more question, he will exhaust his last strength and leave.

Seeing his frowning eyebrows, Qi Jun jokingly said: "Master Bai is a scholar, he hasn't seen blood much, has he? No wonder watching such a scene is uncomfortable, I don't think there is anything to ask today, so drag him back. "

The petty officials on both sides dragged Mei Shao back to the cell.

Seeing that Bai Bingchen was really suffering, Qi Jun thoughtfully sent him out of the prison.

It wasn't until he walked out of the prison that Bai Bingchen felt that he could breathe. He seemed to mention it casually: "Your Excellency also saw Mei Shao's appearance today. He has no clear consciousness at all. I can't ask anything about this appearance. Sir Qi Or send a doctor to show him, at least let him speak normally, don’t you?”

Qi Jun raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, and said, "I've never heard of it. After entering the prison, the prisoner who walked through the torture equipment can still be healed."

Bai Bingchen turned around and looked at Qi Jun, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, but a chill in his eyes: "I have never heard of a prisoner that Mr. Qi could not interrogate, and His Majesty called me to assist. Since you want me to ask some questions, Mr. Qi had better do as I said, otherwise you will violate the holy will and delay the interrogation. Your Excellency can't bear it, and I can't bear it either."

Qi Jun didn't answer, just "hummed", turned around and entered the cell again.

Only then did Bai Bingchen relax, feeling that his clothes were soaked in sweat.He was relieved at once, the blood-stained image of Mei Shao's body flashed in his mind, he couldn't help breathing, and couldn't even take a step.

Jiang Yan, who came to pick him up, saw that his face was pale, so he hurriedly stepped forward to support Bai Bingchen, and walked to the carriage.

"Has the letter been delivered?" With the strength of Jiang Yan's arm, Bai Bingchen managed to stand still and slowed down for a while.

"Send it."

After relaxing a bit, Bai Bingchen got into the carriage, but when Jiang Yan was about to drive away, he stopped him.

"I'm not going back. When you go back home, let someone collect some of your clothes."

Seeing Mei Shao's condition today, he is really afraid, if he is not guarded in prison, in case someone does something irreversible, he will probably blame himself for the rest of his life.

Biting his lip and trying not to make any noise, Bai Bingchen dared to silently shed two lines of hot tears in the carriage.

The author says:

There should be two or three chapters left in the memory, if you don’t like it, you can skip it~

By the way, has anyone found out that one of us Meimei Baibai is a rabbit and the other is a tiger?